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Goal 1 : The Study Area is located in a rural portion of the County where local residents <br /> have chosen to reside in an effort to escape the congestion and hectic pace of urban <br /> areas . Any additional development within the area shall augment or enhance, rather than <br /> detract from, the rural character and nature of the area . <br /> Goal 2 : The Study Area represents a `gateway' into the County that establishes an entry <br /> corridor where travelers form opinions as to the quality of life within the area as a whole . <br /> To that end, steps should be taken to address design elements within the Study Area to <br /> aesthetically enhance this entranceway into Orange County, <br /> Goal 3 : The lack of reliable, consistent potable water supplies and poor soil conditions <br /> for septic drain fields limit development opportunities within the Study Area . Future <br /> development proposals should not adversely impact existing groundwater supplies and <br /> should be reviewed and approved with this factor in mind. <br /> Goal 4 : Stormwater runoff shall be maintained on site in conformity with existing <br /> standards and policies regardless of the age or approval date of the project. <br /> Goal 5 : Air quality issues shall be an intricate part of any future permit reviewed within <br /> the Study Area . <br /> Goal 6 : Existing non -residential, non -conforming land uses should be made into <br /> conforming uses of property through amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and <br /> Comprehensive Plan and should then be brought into compliance with existing, or <br /> proposed, development criteria to address off-site impacts . <br /> The Board of County Commissioners adopts this Statement of Consistency and the findings <br /> expressed herein . <br /> Vote : For , Against <br /> 3 . 0 & <br /> Jame to Bedford , Chair Date <br />